Learning Objectives: 

Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to:

• Confront challenges to delivery of individualized patient assessment and care of periodontitis within the dental practice
• Identify and implement ongoing screening practices for periodontal diseases as a part of recall hygiene therapy
• Effectively stratify patients and identify therapeutic needs based upon accurate diagnoses and risk assessment
• Develop communication skills to convey to patients and colleagues the etiologies, disease progression, and rationale for treatment of periodontal diseases

In a world where technology is continually advancing, chronic disease has become the leading cause of death, and rising trends in oral-systemic links are identified, it is imperative that the dental profession rises to effectively serve the public. While the dental community focuses on the timely identification and intervention of periodontal, caries and pathologic diseases of the oral cavity, an unknown yet common disease lurks untreated within the dental industry. Learn from Professor and periodontist Dr. Maria Geisinger and acclaimed educator and periodontal hygienist Katrina M. Sanders as they reveal the chronic disease no one is talking about, and be the first to unpack effective treatment solutions for this pervasive disease.